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The End of Self-Help Books-Or the last S.H. book(s) you will ever need
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Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help BookLost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book by Walker Percy
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $3.00
Well, it does say 'the last self-help' book. :>
The MoviegoerThe Moviegoer by Walker Percy
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $2.45
I just love Percy. So good makes me want to cry tears of happiness! Kind of. At least a smile.
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture ManifestoSex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto by Chuck Klosterman
Buy new: $9.89 / Used from: $3.47
What a read!
Anesthesia: A Brief Reflection on Contemporary AestheticsAnesthesia: A Brief Reflection on Contemporary Aesthetics by Tripp York
Buy new: $15.00 / Used from: $9.49
Suffering from love? This book either will really really help you..or really really not. It definitely goes right to the source rather than the symptoms.
After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory, Third EditionAfter Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory, Third Edition by Alasdair MacIntyre
Buy new: $18.72 / Used from: $12.72
Okay, warning..this book is deep, but I'm just saying if you want to understand why we are so ethically fragmented, this is the book.
Selling Spirituality: The Silent Takeover of ReligionSelling Spirituality: The Silent Takeover of Religion by J. Carrette
Buy new: $15.83 / Used from: $9.79
Probably the single best critique of the oh-so marketable spirituality out there. As with MacIntyre, dense at times, but worth it.
Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies, & the Truth about RealityHardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies, & the Truth about Reality by Brad Warner
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $5.00
This might be really good, unless the selling spirituality books' critique extends to this one too. I'm not sure.
Fight Club: A NovelFight Club: A Novel by Chuck Palahniuk
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $5.86
Showing my cards here. This is quite genius.
Survivor: A NovelSurvivor: A Novel by Chuck Palahniuk
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $4.19
This is a lot like Fight Club except its better.
Winnie the PoohWinnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne
Buy new: $13.59 / Used from: $7.97
If only life rolled this way.
Whale TalkWhale Talk by Chris Crutcher
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01
Maybe. Just maybe.
Against the Stream: A Buddhist Manual for Spiritual RevolutionariesAgainst the Stream: A Buddhist Manual for Spiritual Revolutionaries by Noah Levine
Buy new: $10.07 / Used from: $7.82
You don't have to be Buddhist to enjoy this one.
Tao of Pooh and Te of Piglet Boxed SetTao of Pooh and Te of Piglet Boxed Set by Benjamin Hoff
Buy new: $24.30 / Used from: $11.79
Interrogating the RealInterrogating the Real by Slavoj Zizek
Buy new: $16.29 / Used from: $13.60
Must, must read.
The Garden of Last Days: A NovelThe Garden of Last Days: A Novel by Andre Dubus III
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.85